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Expert Rediscovers Painting by Renaissance Master Lavinia Fontana, One of the First Professional Female Artists
The artwork had been hiding in plain sight in the archives of a provincial museum in France, where it will eventually go on ...
Pennsylvania woman pays $12 for alleged Renoir artwork
A Pennsylvania woman paid $12 for artwork that could be an original piece by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Who Is the Artist Behind the Portrait Trump Hates?
The portrait of President Trump that he criticized as “truly the worst” was swiftly removed from the Colorado Capitol. The ...
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Flowers bloom in Marie Antoinette's portrait at New Orleans Museum of Art. What do they mean?
One of the best-known works of art at the New Orleans Museum of Art is a regal painting of Marie Antoinette. Painted in 1788 ...
Whitney Museum Displays Amy Sherald’s ‘Four Ways Of Being’
The "Four Ways of Being" portraits invite museum visitors to explore the complex ways our histories shape our understanding.
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Matisse wanted to buy a Van Gogh portrait—instead, his brother bought a bicycle
Matisse, then a 29-year-old struggling artist, discovered Van Gogh’s work at Ambroise Vollard’s gallery in Paris. He fell in ...
Worcester Telegram on MSN9d
Meet Helen Knowlton: The woman behind Worcester Art Museum's first acquisition
WORCESTER ― On this Women's History Month, it might surprise some to learn that Worcester Art Museum's first acquisition, ...
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Beyond goddess and damsels: Did you know of this unconventional portrait by Raja Ravi Varma?
In a recent interview with Kitaabi Cabins, Pillai spoke passionately about the painting, noting that it is one of Varma's ...